About This Quote
This phrase is used to describe the idea that science will become intolerant of any moral values other than those determined by the scientific community. Although the statement itself is not entirely true, this quote was used to express the belief that science today has become intolerant of moral values other than those dictated by its own community. It has done so by accusing moral values it does not approve of as being subjective and therefore not based on science. This may be true in part, but it ignores the fact that science is still an objective process that determines facts about reality rather than pushing its own ethical beliefs.
Source: The Discovery Of Being
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